Mcconkey
drawing board

ABSTRACT

A DRAWING BOARD IS PROVIDED WITH A WORKFACE, AN UNDERFACE AND A TRAY FOR HOLDING DRAWING UTENSILS OR THE LIKE. THE TRAY IS ARRANGED WITH RESPECT TO THE WORKFACE SO THAT A SHEET OF DRAWING PAPER SUPPORTED ON SUCH WORKFACE, WHEN OVERLAPPING AN EDGE OF THE DRAWING BOARD, WILL BE PARTIALLY DISPOSED IN SUCH TRAY. A SLOT IN THE TRAY IS OF DIMENSIONS SUITABLE FOR PASSAGE THERETHROUGH OF THE SUPPORTED DRAWING SHEET AND COMMUNICATES WITH A CHAMBER LOCATED ON THE UNDERFACE OF THE DRAWING BOARD. ACCORDINGLY, A DRAFTSMAN MAY REMAIN SEATED AT THE DRAWING BOARD AND WORK ON ALL AREAS OF THE SUPPORTED SHEET BY FEEDING SUCH SHEET THROUGH THE TRAY SLOT AND INTO AND OUT OF THE CHAMBER.

DEFENSIVE PUBLICATION UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE Published at the request of the applicant or owner in accordance with the Notice of Dec. 16, 1969, 869 O.G. 687. The abstracts of Defensive Publication applications are identified by distinctly numbered series and are arranged chronologically. The heading of each abstract indicates the number of pages of specification, including claims and sheets of drawings contained in the application as originally filed. The files of these applications are available to the public for inspection and reproduction may be purchased for 30 cents a sheet.

Defensive Publication applications have not been examined as to the in no assertion as to the novelty of the disclosed subject matter.

PUBLISHED MAY at, 1971 erits of alleged invention. The Patent Oflice makes A drawing board is provided with a workface, an underface and a tray for holding drawing utensils or the like. The tray is arranged with respect to the workface so that a sheet of drawing paper supported on such workface, when overlapping an edge of the drawing board, will be partially disposed in such tray. A slot in the tray is of dimensions suitable for passage therethrough of the supported drawing sheet and communicates with a chamber located on the underface of the drawing board. Accordingly, a draftsman may remain seated at the drawing board and work on all areas of the supported sheet by feeding such sheet through the tray slot and into and out of the chamber.

y 1971 J. E. MCCONKEY Tssegoos Filed June 8, 1970 FIG. 2

JAMES E. Mc CONKEY INVENTOR.

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